Proclamation 2026-06960 explained · Proclamation
Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States
Signed: 2026-04-02 Published: 2026-04-09 Federal Register document: 2026-06960
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-06960 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 18201-18266] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-06960] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 68 / Thursday, April 9, 2026 / Presidential Documents [[Page 18201]] Proclamation 11021 of April 2, 2026 Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), as amended; Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), as amended; and Proclamation 10962 of July 30, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Copper Into the United States), I found, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232), that aluminum, steel, and copper are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States and took action under section 232 to adjust imports of aluminum, steel, and copper articles and their derivative articles (collectively, metal products) so that such imports will not threaten to...
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Proclamation on National Security Adjustments to Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper
Strengthen tariffs, quotas, or other import adjustments on aluminum, steel, and copper to protect U.S. national security and domestic manufacturing capacity.
Bipartisan rationale: Democrats back union jobs and supply chain resilience in battleground states like Pennsylvania and Michigan; Republicans prioritize defense industrial base and America First manufacturing. Both honor separation of powers via clear Section 232 tie, sunset for congressional renewal, and GAO oversight to block unchecked executive trade policy.
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article II, Section 3
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